Zombies, a tchou tchou and action, that's about what he expects us in this anime. I do not hide that I was attracted by the very attractive opening of the anime interpreted by Egoist (Chelly) and in general I can not resist since Guilty Crown moreover ... It is a breast in the category " Horror "(yes because there are zombies and stupid things).
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress was directed by Tetsuro Araki (Death Note, Titan Attack, Black Lagoon, SAO and many others). The anime is a short format since it has only 12 episodes. It was released on April 8, 2016.
Half man, half rob ... Euh zombie
Ikoma the Great
The anime takes place at the time of medieval Japan in a universe Steampunk (of already seen and still it is in the beginning). The Kabanes are "zombies" with steel hearts, they decided to destroy the human race because ... Ben because you must have a goal in life (death)! The only recourse of humans is to ride in a train sheltered from the zombies, in motion they will survive longer. As in any anime / zombie movie, if a human is bitten, it turns in turn!
Half man half zombie most valorous of all the heroes, Ikoma ikomaaaaa defender of the earth ... (the worst thing is that it's almost that in summary). This mutation makes that called people like Ikoma of Kabaneris (in relation to the title if you followed). In addition to these special powers, he tries to build a weapon capable of destroying the steel heart of the kabanes.
At first glance, the hero lacks charisma but on closer inspection one realizes that the first impression was the right one! Hairstyle not very cool, a big father of bezel and a cape like super-zeros type superman. On the other hand Mumei who stands by her side is pretty badass by his techniques of combat, with hindsight it would have made a perfect protagonist.
Mumei in action, if it does not want to watch it
After watching some episodes some are already shouting at plagiarism. A resemblance in the plot to a certain Shingeki No Kyojin (we speak of the attack of the tatanas for those who do not speak Japanese). Universe Steampunk and post apocalyptic, everything is to remind us of the reference anime quoted above. I will stop there with this false comparison which is a troll because at that moment, one could say that since there are zombies it is a plagiarism The Walking dead. But the real question is: "Is this anime entertaining? "
In view of the short format, I would tend to say that yes it remains relatively pleasant to follow. The psychosis created by the fact that the characters can be transformed after having been bitten is always as effective and creates quite tragic situations.
As for animation, it is in the standards for 2016 (I will stop saying "it's very well animated", otherwise it will mean nothing more). And the colors and well it's colorful o / I hope my analysis you liked: $
OST: Koutetsujou no Kabaneri :
In summary :
You will not miss nothing to not watch it because as we often see the short formats make the action and denouement go fast too fast. I do not regret for my part to have seen it, since I was shit when I saw it (I'm gonna laugh). Though he seems strongly inspired by SnK, I think that like a shonen, the director and the screenwriter understood what he liked the "public" and wanted to take back these codes to release a drinking anime.
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